Thrash metal knowledge

How well do you know one of the best known metal subgenres?
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A band Jason Newsted was a member of prior to joining Metallica.
Flotsam and Jetsam
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The first album released by Canadian metal band Annihilator.
Alice in Hell
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A band with songs such as “Set the World Afire”, “Reckoning Day” and “Take No Prisoners”.
Megadeth
4.
A drummer who has primarily played with Slayer, but also with Testament and Suicidal Tendencies.
Dave Lombardo
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A German band that writes almost all of its lyrics about alcohol, especially beer.
Tankard
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Widely considered the most famous and possibly the best Kreator album (1986).
Pleasure to Kill
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An American band known for the albums “The Dark”, “Blessing in Disguise”, and a self-titled release.
Metal Church
8.
A South American band whose sound evolved from proto-black/thrash metal to pure thrash, and eventually to groove metal.
Sepultura
9.
This band’s lineup has included many legendary musicians, such as Tom Hunting, Paul Baloff, and Rob Dukes. Name the band’s rhythm guitarist.
Gary Holt
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The most well-known album by Sodom, featuring tracks like “Ausgebombt”, “Tired and Red”, and “Remember the Fallen”.
Agent Orange
11.
The name of the European country that the band Artillery comes from.
Denmark
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The legendary vocalist of Testament, who has remained with the band since their debut without ever leaving.
Chuck Billy
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This band’s lyrics mostly deal with social and political topics, and almost all of them are written by the band’s bassist, Phil Rind.
Sacred Reich
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A crossover thrash band in which Robert Trujillo’s son plays the bass (Robert played in the band too).
Suicidal Tendencies
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Municipal Waste’s third studio album, released in 2007, with songs about partying, alcohol and mutation.
The Art of Partying
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The name of the musician who founded Toxic Holocaust and recorded all the guitar, bass, drum, and vocal parts for the band’s first two studio albums.
Joel Grind
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A New Jersey–based band known for albums such as “Power and Pain”, “Ticket to Mayhem”, and “Insult to Injury”.
Whiplash
18.
The last unmentioned band of the Teutonic Big Four.
Destruction
19.
Name of the first Anthrax studio album featuring vocalist Joey Belladonna, released in 1985.
Spreading the Disease
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Fill in the blank: A song by Power Trip, featured on their 2017 album “Nightmare Logic” - Executioner’s Tax (_____).
Swing of the Axe
21.
The name of the debut album by Vio-lence, released in 1988
Eternal Nightmare
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The name of Overkill’s singer, who is one of the two only constant members of the band.
Bobby Blitz
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A band that Peter Steele formed before founding Type O Negative.
Carnivore
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An American band known for the albums “Act III”, “The Ultra-Violence”, and “Frolic Through the Park”.
Death Angel
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The name of Metallica’s bassist who played on their first three studio albums before tragically passing away in a bus accident in 1986.
Cliff Burton
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A Canadian band whose lyrics are themed around science fiction and technology. The band is also credited as one of the pioneers of technical thrash metal.
Voivod
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The name the band Paul Bostaph was a member of before joining Slayer.
Forbidden
28.
The name of the second studio album by Xentrix, released in 1990, featuring a man with money tattooed on his palms on the cover.
For Whose Advantage?
29.
A bass player who founded the band Nuclear Assault after being fired from Anthrax.
Dan Lilker
30.
This thrash/groove band, formed in 1985, is best known for the albums “Slaughter in the Vatican” and “The Law”.
Exhorder
31.
A modern American thrash band from Colorado, known for albums such as “Time Is Up” and “Conformicide”.
Havok
32.
The name of the European country that the band Coroner comes from.
Switzerland
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Fill in the blank: the debut album by Exumer, released in 1986 - “Possesed by ___”.
Fire
34.
The name of cult-classic 1989 record by Morbid Saint.
Spectrum of Death
35.
What the name D.R.I., a legendary crossover thrash band, stands for.
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles
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A drummer who has played with bands such as Death and Testament, but is best known for his work with Dark Angel.
Gene Hoglan
37.
A sharp tool designed for shaving hair. And also a legendary Canadian band.
Razor
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A band with albums “Tortured Existence” (1990) and “Epidemic of Violence” (1992)
Demolition Hammer
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The name of S.O.D.’s mascot.
Sargent D
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The last unmentioned band of the Canadian Big Four.
Sacrifice
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